In 1985, Ozier Muhammad shared the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting with Josh Friedman and Dennis Bell for a series of Newsday reports entitled "Africa, The Desperate Continent." In "Photography Now," Ozier Muhammad will draw from over forty years of experience as a photojournalist to teach documentary photography and street photography to fourteen students of color, of all ages.

“The art of the short story is closest to poetry. You start in the middle and end before it’s over. You entice the reader with your warmth and keep her with your intelligence. The art of the short story is seduction.”Nikki Giovanni, poet

“The art of the short story is closest to poetry. You start in the middle and end before it’s over. You entice the reader with your warmth and keep her with your intelligence. The art of the short story is seduction.”Nikki Giovanni, poet

“The art of the short story is closest to poetry. You start in the middle and end before it’s over. You entice the reader with your warmth and keep her with your intelligence. The art of the short story is seduction.”Nikki Giovanni, poet

“The art of the short story is closest to poetry. You start in the middle and end before it’s over. You entice the reader with your warmth and keep her with your intelligence. The art of the short story is seduction.”Nikki Giovanni, poet

"Laura asked all the right questions about my early years in Bupyeong, South Korea, and she forced me to consider things that were vitally important to my story. She helped to breathe new life into my words. Never have I learned so much in such a short period of time." Milton Washington, author of Slickyboy